A crowd of hundreds of people gathered in Millennium Park on Saturday in a show of solidarity with the Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois to protest congressional redistricting in their state.

After two weeks in Chicago, Texas Democrats say they’re ready to "pass the baton" and may return soon. They’ve shifted the fight against GOP gerrymandering to a national stage, citing California’s new map proposal. Gov. Greg Abbott and AG Ken Paxton threaten action, but lawmakers remain defiant and haven’t set a return date.